August 22, 2010

Without a doubt, the makers of York peppermint patties have hit upon a winning combination of flavor and oral sensation--that rush of cool on one's tongue after having bitten into one of the little pucks is unique and absolutely delightful (particularly for lovers of the chocolate and mint pairing, as Imostobviouslyam).

Have you ever had one straight from the freezer? D. Vine. Now, what if you could have that same chilling tingle in an even more fluffy fashion and in much larger portions? Win-win. This pie is so simple--it consists of melted peppermint patties folded into airy and creamy whipped topping and piled atop a chocolate cookie crust. It's so luxurious and refreshing, folks; I can't find enough proper words to describe it.

If I had to pick one negative characteristic of the pie, it'd be that it melts pretty rapidly once it's out of the freezer. Fortunately, it's so darn tasty, one needn't worry about not being able to eat it before it disintegrates into a pool of (undoubtedly delicious) goo.

Prepare pie:
Remove wrappers from peppermint patties; cut into pieces. Place candy and milk in a microwave-safe bowl and nuke at 30-second intervals until the patties melt. Fold into the thawed whipped topping and plop into the prepared crust. Freeze at least one hour to set.

i have been eating those mini york patties frozen pretty much all summer. never put them in a pie, but don't think i should as this looks way too good. i know i would eat a lot of it.if you ever get the chance, try those dark mint cups by Newman's Own...amazing. they have a bit more chocolate than York and a tastier chocolate too.

Ooooh. My kiddos and I would be all over this. In fact, I finally picked up The Perfect Scoop and we decided to make peppermint patties for peppermint patty ice cream first. I'm bookmarking this one though. I totally see it in my future. Yum!

EEEYIKES! Does that ever look wonderful. I'll have to wait until I go to my daughter's to make this-my other half doesn't like mint so I'd have to eat the whole pie myself......gee, what a problem huh? I could see this going down quite nicely too.

This is so easy it ought to be outlawed. These flavors together are why I put chocolate frosting with peppermint extract in it on top of yellow cake, and call it Peppermint Patty cake. There's never any left.